Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday, October 26 that "
seven new structures
"
(associations or places of worship, editor's note)
would be "
dissolved by the end of the year
" in the Council of Ministers, for having propagated hate speech and radical Islamism.
Read also Radical Islam: the prefect of Sarthe calls for the closure of a mosque near Le Mans
Last Wednesday, the Council of Ministers approved the dissolution of the "Coordination against racism and Islamophobia" which, according to the Minister of the Interior, called "
for hatred, violence and discrimination
".
Speaking at a press conference, Darmanin welcomed the closure for six months of the Allonnes mosque for "
radical practice of Islam
", signified Monday by the prefect of Sarthe.
21 Islamic places of worship closed
"
The elements collected show,
" continued Gérald Darmanin
, "that the leaders of the associations managing the Allonnes mosque as well as the imams officiating there promote, through their speeches, their sermons or the works present in the place of worship, a radical practice. of Islam, legitimize recourse to armed jihad, death as a martyr as well as the establishment of Sharia law, while cultivating a feeling of hatred towards France, Westerners, Christians and Jews
”.
To read also "
The necessary fight against radical Islam does not allow to sell off the freedoms of all
"
“
Moreover,
he added
, they legitimize terrorist attacks, welcome those that have occurred on national territory and seek to mobilize young faithful to prepare for combat
”.
"
In view of the seriousness of the facts
", the minister announced "
a report to the judicial authority
" and to have "
proceeded to freeze the financial assets of associations and their leaders
" of this mosque.
Darmanin further indicated that out of the 2,500 Islamic places of worship listed in France, "
92 were checked on suspicion of separatism
".
Of these 92 places, “
21, he said, have been closed
”.